Ron,
you put your finger finger on the key point.
The download speed is much more better since working with akamai but since I was beta tester of the new portal I recommend to use a easy way to find the files you need. I preferred the view from the existing portal.
In the case of EMC the amount of files for a single version is extremly confusing.
And Yes! the authorisation process to download more than one file is annoying !
- Coming via products to the downloads, there is no advanced option
- the advanced filter skips the search field
![9988efa6c92d4afca83bc91dbf7a3196_RackMultipart20170816-51248-r6xeda-image_inline.png 9988efa6c92d4afca83bc91dbf7a3196_RackMultipart20170816-51248-r6xeda-image_inline.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/5060i33F6C218BE481AD8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
- you cannot see the full file description - you have to check every single file
![9988efa6c92d4afca83bc91dbf7a3196_RackMultipart20170816-101983-vgn23c-image_inline.png 9988efa6c92d4afca83bc91dbf7a3196_RackMultipart20170816-101983-vgn23c-image_inline.png](/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/3433i608F8193771E23CD/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
- the file description is crazy ... (EMC.., Windows..., Linux...
there is a lot of space to make this easier !
br
Volker